Ron Ely, TV’s Tarzan in 1960’s, Dies at 86: ‘There Was Something Truly Magical About Him’

Ron Ely, TV’s Tarzan in 1960’s, Dies at 86: ‘There Was Something Truly Magical About Him’
Former "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely during an interview in Los Angeles on Dec. 28, 1987. Reed Saxon/AP Photo
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Ron Ely, an actor best known for starring in the 1960s NBC television series “Tarzan,” has died at age 86.

Ely’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, confirmed that the star died on Sept. 29 at his home in Los Alamos, California. The cause of death was not revealed.

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